The Slavonic Book of Esther: Text, Lexicon, Linguistic Analysis, Problems of Translation

by Horace G. Lunt

The Old Testament Book of Esther in Slavonic translation is known from East Slavic manuscripts of the late 14th to the late 16th centuries. Working from the Masoretic Hebrew texts and Greek translations, Horace Lunt and Moshe Taube examine textological clues to the circumstances of Esther's translation, sources, and redactions. This study creates a solid basis from which scholars can now discuss the particulars of this important translation, the nature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916458806
• ISBN13: 9780916458805
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.3"